Missionary Quotes

486 quotes by 238 authors

The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already. — Edward Abbey
When I think of how we show faith, I cannot help but think of the example of my own father. I recall vividly how the… — Ezra Taft Benson
I strongly believe that missionaries make better products. They care more. For a missionary, it's not just about the business. There has to be a… — Jeff Bezos
We send missionaries to China so the Chinese can get to heaven, but we won't let them into our country. — Pearl S. Buck
I am not suggesting that all those missionary organizations working in Haiti should pack up and go home, but I am urging them to understand… — Tony Campolo
Most of my fundamentalist brothers and sisters - and I am an evangelical, so I can say most of my fundamentalist brothers and sisters -… — Tony Campolo
Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God. — William Carey
When I was growing up, I went to an Irish-Christian missionary school. — Deepak Chopra
It is unfortunate that so much of the history of Africa has been written by conquerors, foreigners, missionaries and adventurers. The Egyptians left the best… — John Henrik Clarke
Let methods be changed, therefore, if necessary, that prayer may be given its true place. Let there be days set apart for intercession; let the… — John Mott
As base a thing as money often is, yet it can be transmuted into everlasting treasure. It can be converted into food for the hungry… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Whenever cannibals are on the brink of starvation, Heaven, in its infinite mercy, sends them a fat missionary. — Oscar Wilde
Would the potential attraction to Mormonism by simply having a Mormon in the White House threaten traditional Christianity by leading more Americans to a church… — Rick Santorum
Self-interest is not myopic selfishness. It is whatever it is that interests the participants, whatever they value, whatever goals they pursue. The scientist seeking to… — Milton Friedman
The rediscovery of the value of one's baptism is the basis of the missionary commitment of every Christian, because we see in the Gospel that… — Pope Benedict XVI
Foreigners cannot enjoy our food, I suppose, any more than we can enjoy theirs. It is not strange; for tastes are made, not born. I… — Mark Twain
That the entire People of God, to whom Christ entrusted the mandate to go and preach the Gospel to every creature, may eagerly assume their… — Pope Benedict XVI
The Holy Spirit gives us joy. And he is joy. Joy is the gift in which all the other gifts are included. It is the… — Pope Benedict XVI
You have before you the task of seeking new ways to announce Christ in situations of rapid and often profound transformation, and of emphasizing the… — Pope Benedict XVI
The Church is missionary by nature and her principal task is evangelization, which aims to proclaim and to witness to Christ and to promote his… — Pope Benedict XVI

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